Pakistan during President Ayubs regime - Sharing an email of Brig.(Retd.) Yasub Dogar a great soldier and my fathers course mate and a gentleman. From the then Naval ADC to...Field Marshal Ayub Khan Those were the days .............. [Air Defence Group] Write up from the then Naval ADC to Field Marshall Ayub Khan , President of Pakistan Following is the write up the then Naval ADC to President Ayub Khan, of their official visit to U.S : Quote, Since I accompanied Ayub Khan as his NAVAL ADC, allow me the following for knowledge. We traveled by PIA commercial flight which proceeded on schedule with full load of passengers. Ayub Khan shook hand with every passenger once flight was air borne. President shared toilet with other first class passengers and no one was offloaded for any reason. B. For transit stop at London (both ways)President stayed with High Commissioner and I roughed it out in small room next door. C. There were only about a dozen people in the official delegation including one lady (daughter Nasim Aurangzeb). No maids. She helped herself with borrowed iron from hotel. There was one batman (Havaldar Abdus Salam) and because of language problem I mostly helped him out. For short trips outside Washington needing change of dress etc , the President helped himself ,politely asking for my assistance if required. D. Anybody taking Spouse in delegation was required to pay out of his own pocket E. Strict Code of Conduct was expected from Delegation Members including Personal Staff. During one such visit a VIP was sent back to Pakistan by next flight because he overslept !! F. Though unbelievable , yet it is true that President never went for shopping. Some ties and shirts were purchased by personal staff from his personal account. During my tenure at least shopping for President never exceeded couple of hundred Pounds. Let me add another point that in Ayub Khans time , offices of ADCs and their living quarters were not air conditioned as we were not entitled as per our ranks. Can you believe this? NOW COMPARE THE ROYAL STYLE OF OUR RULERS FROM 1972 onward.....of course present ones have beaten all record for spending tax payers money. Ahmad Tasnim Unquote — with Yasub Dogar.
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 06:59:48 +0000
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